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New Government Taking Shape?

1/5/2017

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Formal coalition talks between the Independence Party, the Reform Party and Bright Future begin today, according to RÚV. On Friday afternoon, Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson gave Independence Party Leader Bjarni Benediktsson the mandate to form a government. Informal talks had taken place prior to that between the leaders of the three parties, who reported making more progress than in previous talks following the October 29 election.
Reform Party Leader Benedikt Jóhannesson told Stöð 2 TV last night that he expects a new government to be announced by the end of the week.
Fréttablaðið reports that a solution has been found in all major issues on which party leaders had previously disagreed. That includes an agreement to hold a referendum on whether to resume negotiations with the European Union regarding potential membership. In the area of fisheries, the parties have reportedly agreed to auction part of the fishing quota every year to ensure that a market price will be obtained for the quota. In agriculture, tariffs will be reduced on chicken and ham, and tariffs on cheese and other agricultural products will be lowered incrementally. A periodic revision of the agriculture agreement will take place, and MS Iceland Dairies will no longer be exempt from anti-trust laws.
Meanwhile, mbl.is reports that leaders of the Progressive Party and the Left-Green Movement have been engaged in negotiations regarding the possibility of forming a coalition with the Independence Party. Bjarni Benediktsson is said to be aware of that idea.

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    Election 2016 Results 

    Invalid/blank votes 5,574
    Total 195,204
    Registered voters 246,515
    ​Turnout 79.19%

    Independence Party (54,990) 29.00% 21 seats
    Left-Green Movement (30,166) 15.91% 10 seats
    Pirate Party (27,449) 14.48% 10 seats
    Progressive Party (21,791) 11.49% 8 seats
    Reform (19,870) 10.48% 7 seats
    Bright Future (13,578) 7.16% 4 seats
    Social Democratic Alliance (10,893) 5.74% 3 seats
    People’s Party (6,707) 3.54 % No seats
    Dawn (3,275) 1.7% No seats
    People’s Front of Iceland (575) 0.30% No seats
    Icelandic National Front (303) 0.16% No seats
    Humanist Party (33) 0.02% No seats

    In brief | Pirate Party
    What: A pro-free speech, anti-authoritarian political party in Iceland
    Formed: 2012

    Founders: A group of anarchists, hackers and internet-freedom activists

    Leader: The party eschews formal leaders but Birgitta Jonsdottir is the most senior of three Pirate lawmakers in Iceland’s parliament

    Pirate policies
    • direct democracy
    • a new national constitution
    • public vetoes over new laws
    • greater scrutiny of the workings of government
    • strict safeguards for individuals’ online and offline privacy
    • public ownership of the country’s natural resources

    “I would like everybody in Iceland to find the pirate within, because the pirate within really represents change and a collective vision for the future.”
    - Birgitta Jonsdottir, Pirate Party lawmaker

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